Asian Hospital and Medical Center
to conduct diabetes symposium

Today, more and more people are being diagnosed with diabetes, a chronic disorder characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose, or sugar. In a Department of Health report, an estimated 3.36 million Filipinos are now affected with this disease, making it the ninth leading cause of death in the Philippines. An alarming fact is that this number is expected to rise to about 8 million in less than 20 years.

What’s more disturbing is that many Filipinos are still unaware that they have diabetes. To raise public awareness of this prevalent disease, the Asian Hospital and Medical Center will hold a symposium dubbed “Diabetes Updates: Current and Novel Approaches to Therapy” on March 8, 2007, 5 p.m., at the Fourth Floor Training Room of the hospital.

Medical practitioners are invited to attend the symposium, which will address the need to manage diabetes more effectively through the latest in research and advanced treatment. Dr. Joy Arabelle C. Fontanilla, a consultant at the Section of Endocrinology of the Department of Internal Medicine of UP-PGH will discuss the latest concepts in diabetes management and treatment. The symposium will also be graced by medical experts from Asian Hospital in the fields of cardiology, nephrology, and neurosciences.

The symposium, which is in collaboration with the Consultant Alumni of the UPCM Phi Kappa Mu Fraternity and the Phi Lambda Delta Sorority, is free of charge. For registration, call Asian Hospital and Medical Center at 771-9000 to 02 local 8066 or 8073.